MANILA, Philippines — The country is prepared to handle the risks caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and natural disasters which have caused inflationary pressures on food, transportation and energy, said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the second Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Global Dialogue on Sunday.
“The pandemic aside…many economies worldwide are beset by troubles generated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the natural calamities that dampened agricultural production in many countries, the Philippines included. [These] have driven steep and persistent inflationary pressures on food, transportation, and energy,” said Marcos during his interventi…
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